Basilisk Gate
Basilisk Gate is a colorless land that slots neatly into gate oriented decks. It taps for colorless mana and offers a scalable combat trick that rewards a growing Gate count. The activated ability uses X equal to the number of Gates you control to boost a target creature until end of turn, and it can only be activated on your turn as a sorcery. In Commander games the Gate count tends to rise as you add more Gate permanents, making this effect increasingly reliable as the game unfolds. The art frames a massive basilisk guarding a carved gate in a dim architectural ruin, a visual cue to power that builds from a steady gate presence.
On the battlefield Basilisk Gate provides a steady value engine that fits tempo and midrange strategies alike. Early turns give you mana to develop, while midgame and beyond let the buff scale up and threaten through defenses. It favors decks leaning into gate synergy, offering not just mana efficiency but a legitimate tactical tool that can swing a single creature into a decisive combat moment.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – —
- Card Type – Land
- Subtypes – Gate
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Tap: Add {C}. 2, Tap: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Gates you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
- Power / Toughness – N/A
- Loyalty – N/A
